Dr. Greg Mewett:

I do not have a libertarian view about it. I think there has to be a legal and medical framework. I disagree with Dr. Nitschke that the medical profession loves it because it is in our hands. That is not true. That may be true in some parts, but it is certainly not true in our part. We take this on as a serious medical task and a duty to patients to help them whenever we can. We often talk people who do not need it out of having assisted dying, or we can use other options. We are not just ticking boxes and giving people the green light. This is a very serious part of our practice as palliative care physicians.